]]>Carrie FeibelAs More Women Tell Abortion Stories, Both Sides Claim AdvantageDoes telling your abortion story help end stigma about the procedure, or does it help opponents make the case against abortion? The answer to that question depends very much on whom you talk to.Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:26:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/12/29/373786770/as-more-women-tell-abortion-stories-both-sides-claim-advantage?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/12/29/373786770/as-more-women-tell-abortion-stories-both-sides-claim-advantageDoes telling your abortion story help end stigma about the procedure, or does it help opponents make the case against abortion? The answer to that question depends very much on whom you talk to.

]]>Jennifer LuddenTwo Of Three States Reject Ballot Measures Restricting AbortionNorth Dakota and Colorado voters struck down the "personhood" measures, which would give legal rights to fetuses. But Tennessee's Amendment 1 passed with 53 percent of the vote.Fri, 07 Nov 2014 18:22:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/2014/11/07/362327684/two-of-three-states-reject-ballot-measures-restricting-abortion?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/2014/11/07/362327684/two-of-three-states-reject-ballot-measures-restricting-abortionNorth Dakota and Colorado voters struck down the "personhood" measures, which would give legal rights to fetuses. But Tennessee's Amendment 1 passed with 53 percent of the vote.

]]>Jennifer LuddenFederal Judge Blocks Texas Restriction On Abortion ClinicsRequiring every center that performs abortions to meet all the standards of a surgical center is excessively restrictive, says the federal district court judge who blocked the state rule Friday.Fri, 29 Aug 2014 22:22:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/08/29/344358792/federal-judge-blocks-texas-restriction-on-abortion-clinics?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/08/29/344358792/federal-judge-blocks-texas-restriction-on-abortion-clinicsRequiring every center that performs abortions to meet all the standards of a surgical center is excessively restrictive, says the federal district court judge who blocked the state rule Friday.

]]>Carrie FeibelHigh Court's Pass On 'Fetal Pain' Abortion Case Unlikely To Cool DebateThe Supreme Court's decision not to review a lower court ruling on Arizona's "fetal pain" law has abortion rights advocates hailing the move as a signal the court isn't inclined to take on the 40-year precedent of <em>Roe v. Wade.</em>Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:40:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/01/13/262178284/high-court-wont-hear-fetal-pain-abortion-case-as-debate-rages?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/01/13/262178284/high-court-wont-hear-fetal-pain-abortion-case-as-debate-ragesThe Supreme Court's decision not to review a lower court ruling on Arizona's "fetal pain" law has abortion rights advocates hailing the move as a signal the court isn't inclined to take on the 40-year precedent of Roe v. Wade.

]]>Liz Halloran22 States Curb Access To Abortion In 2013 The 205 restrictions enacted between 2011 and 2013 outpaced the 189 enacted during the entire previous decade. Also, the number of U.S. states deemed by a leading reproductive rights group to be "hostile" to abortion rights continues to rise — from 13 states at the turn of the millennium to 27 today.Sat, 04 Jan 2014 07:15:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/01/03/259445809/22-states-curbed-access-to-abortion-in-2013?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/01/03/259445809/22-states-curbed-access-to-abortion-in-2013The 205 restrictions enacted between 2011 and 2013 outpaced the 189 enacted during the entire previous decade. Also, the number of U.S. states deemed by a leading reproductive rights group to be "hostile" to abortion rights continues to rise — from 13 states at the turn of the millennium to 27 today.

]]>Julie RovnerDivided U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Texas Abortion Law In EffectPlanned Parenthood and other opponents of the law had won an initial victory that was overturned days later by a U.S. Court of Appeals. Tuesday, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow Texas to keep enforcing the law during an ongoing court battle.Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:21:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/19/246216720/divided-u-s-supreme-court-leaves-texas-abortion-law-in-effect?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/19/246216720/divided-u-s-supreme-court-leaves-texas-abortion-law-in-effectPlanned Parenthood and other opponents of the law had won an initial victory that was overturned days later by a U.S. Court of Appeals. Tuesday, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow Texas to keep enforcing the law during an ongoing court battle.

]]>Bill ChappellTexas Abortion Fight Is Just One Of Many This YearDuring the first half of 2013, more than a dozen states enacted 45 separate provisions restricting access to abortion. High-profile battles continue in Texas and North Carolina. The restrictions range from bans to stricter regulations of clinics.Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:57:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/07/12/201540563/texas-abortion-fight-is-just-one-of-many-this-year?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/07/12/201540563/texas-abortion-fight-is-just-one-of-many-this-yearDuring the first half of 2013, more than a dozen states enacted 45 separate provisions restricting access to abortion. High-profile battles continue in Texas and North Carolina. The restrictions range from bans to stricter regulations of clinics.

]]>Julie Rovner'Lowest Form of Journalism' or Constructive and Fair?Press critic Jay Rosen calls a report on a Kansas abortion law bad "he said she said" journalism. I disagree.Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:09:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2011/09/14/140446972/-lowest-form-of-journalism-or-constructive-fair?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2011/09/14/140446972/-lowest-form-of-journalism-or-constructive-fairPress critic Jay Rosen calls a report on a Kansas abortion law bad "he said she said" journalism. I disagree.

]]>Edward Schumacher-MatosAbortion Debate: How Fair was 'Tell Me More'?A <em>Tell Me More</em> segment on abortion in the African American community raised questions about editing for time and fairness.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2011/08/01/138889150/abortion-debate-how-fair-was-tell-me-more?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=abortionrights
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2011/08/01/138889150/abortion-debate-how-fair-was-tell-me-moreA Tell Me More segment on abortion in the African American community raised questions about editing for time and fairness.